BSc (Hons) Physics with Philosophy - Full-time

Bachelor's degree

In Lincoln

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lincoln

  • Duration

    3 Years

This joint degree programme introduces fundamental and applied physics, while developing a philosophical understanding of the world we live in and the place we occupy within it.

Combining physics with philosophy offers students the chance to study, reflect on, and understand scientific material. Students can apply philosophical theory and ask the fundamental questions designed to investigate, enhance, and expand knowledge.

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Location

Start date

Lincoln (Lincolnshire)
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About this course

Students have the opportunity to learn from, and work alongside, our team of academics who can support and encourage them to apply imagination, creativity, and rigour to the solution of real-world problems. Individual and group projects during the course are designed to develop transferable skills.

Graduates may pursue careers in the fields of science, education, finance, business, consultancy, and research and development. This degree promotes skills in creative, critical, and independent thinking. It may prove beneficial in careers requiring flexibility and the ability to formulate a persuasive case. This could include careers in politics and the media, as well as the civil service, among other areas. Some graduates may choose to continue their studies at postgraduate level.

United Kingdom
GCE Advanced Levels: BBC, to include a grade B from both A Level Maths and Physics.

Non UK Qualifications:
EU and Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page

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Subjects

  • Problem Solving
  • Philosophy
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Full Time
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • GCSE Physics
  • Methods
  • Mathematical
  • Physics Project
  • Physics Pedagogy

Course programme

First Year
  • Calculus (Core)
  • Computer Algebra and Technical Computing (Core)
  • Electricity, Magnetism, Thermal and Quantum Physics (Core)
  • Geometrical Optics, Waves and Mechanics (Core)
  • Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Core)
  • Introduction to Philosophical Logic (Core)
  • Laboratory 1 (Core)
  • Linear Algebra (Core)
Second Year
  • Condensed Matter Physics (Core)
  • Differential Equations (Core)
  • Electrodynamics (Core)
  • Existentialism and Phenomenology (Core)
  • Group Project (Core)
  • Industrial and Econo-Physics (Core)
  • Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics (Core)
  • Philosophy of Science (Core)
Third Year
  • Contemporary Problems in Philosophy (Core)
  • Fluid Dynamics (Option)
  • Methods of Mathematical Physics (Option)
  • Newton's Revolution (Option)
  • Physics of the Universe (Core)
  • Physics Pedagogy (Option)
  • Physics Project (Core)
  • Quantum Mechanics (Core)
  • Statistical Mechanics (Core)

Additional information

full time
3-4 years

International
£15,000 per level

BSc (Hons) Physics with Philosophy - Full-time

Price on request